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3 Oral Health Updates & Actions

3 Oral Health Updates & Actions

by | Apr 9, 2025 | #DysphagiaAwareness, Advocacy, Aspiration Pneumonia Prevention, aspiration precautions, Conference Session Reviews, Dysphagia Management, Dysphagia Research Society 2025, Oral Care and Aspiration Pneumonia, Oral hygiene, Oral Hygiene and Aspiration Pneumonia, Oral infection control

Oral Health: 3 International Updates & Actions by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S inspired by the Dysphagia Research Society (DRS) Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA & the session on March 28, 2025 titled: “Raising the Profile of Dysphagia on the... Read More
Take the RAD out of Radiation! Radiation-Associated Dysphagia

Take the RAD out of Radiation! Radiation-Associated Dysphagia

by | Apr 17, 2024 | Head and Neck Cancer, #DysphagiaAwareness, Advocacy, Dysphagia Evaluation, Dysphagia Management, HPV, Radiation-associated dysphagia

Take the RAD out of Radiation-Associated Dysphagia (RAD): What We Know About Acute through Late Effects of Chemoradiation By Allison Bartholow, MS, MS, CCC-SLP & Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month... Read More
Creating a Dysphagia Cookbook IDDSI-Style

Creating a Dysphagia Cookbook IDDSI-Style

by | Apr 11, 2023 | IDDSI, Choking, Diet Safety, dysphagia diet, Dysphagia Diets, Dysphagia Management, dysphagia treatment, Patient Safety, Recipes for People with Dysphagia, Resources

Creating a Dysphagia Cookbook IDDSI-Style: Modern Dysphagia Cooking Guest Post by John Holahan, BS, MBA  Edited by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Introduction to My Path to a Dysphagia Cookbook This is a story about how you never know where... Read More
5 Dysphagia Management Tips: Evidence to Implementation

5 Dysphagia Management Tips: Evidence to Implementation

by | Jan 20, 2022 | Aspiration Pneumonia Prevention, aspiration precautions, Dysphagia Evaluation, Dysphagia Management, dysphagia treatment, End-of-Life Decision Making, Ethics and Evidence-Based Practice, Evidence-Based Practice, Oral Care and Aspiration Pneumonia, Oral Hygiene and Aspiration Pneumonia, Oral infection control, Pneumonia

Dysphagia Management: From Evidence to Implementation with B-O-L-U-S By Phyllis M. Palmer, PhD, CCC-SLP & Aaron H. Padilla, MS, CCC-SLP Editor: Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Introduction & Editor’s Note When I read: “Risk of an... Read More